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Impacts of Fire on Stone-Built Heritage

2009; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 15; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13556207.2009.10785047

2326-6384

Miguel Gómez‐Heras, Stephen McCabe, Bernard Smith, Rafael Fort González,

Building materials and conservation

AbstractAbstractFire is a major threat to stone-built cultural heritage and this paper is a review of the existing research into fire damage on building stone. From early research based on anecdotal evidence of macroscopic observations, scientists have moved on to develop various techniques for approaching the investigation of fire damage to stone (high-temperature heating in ovens, lasers, real flame tests), different aspects of the damage that fire does have been learned from each, developing understanding of how microscopic changes affect the whole.This paper seeks to highlight the need for a greater awareness of the threat that fire poses (and the need to take precautionary measures in the form of fire-suppression systems), of the immediate effects, and of the long-term management issues of natural stone structures which have experienced fire. Additional informationNotes on contributorsMiguel Gomez-HerasMiguel Gomez-Heras BSc (Hons), EurPhD, FGSMiguel Gomez-Heras' research focuses mainly on the impacts of fire and thermal behaviour on stone decay. He participated in the Working Group 2 of COST Action C17—Built Heritage: Fire Loss to Historic Buildings. He is research fellow in the Weathering Research Group in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University Belfast.Stephen McCabeStephen McCabe BSc (Hons), PhDStephen McCabe is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Weathering Research Group, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University Belfast. His research focuses on the impact of complex stress histories on the decay of historic stone-built heritage.Bernard J. SmithBernard J. Smith BSc (Hons), PhD, CGeogBernard Smith is a professor in Geomorphology and leads the Weathering Research Group, Queen's University Belfast. His main research interests are in stone decay processes in natural and urban environments, especially salt decay and thermal controls investigated through exposure trials and laboratory simulations.Rafael FortRafael Fort BSc (Hons), PhDRafael Fort is senior researcher and director of the Spanish Instituto de Geologia Economica (CSIC-UCM). His main research interest is in petrological and petrophysical studies of building stone. He also leads the Petrology Applied to Heritage Conservation Research Group at this institute.